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Hello,
I have received NIP saying FAILED TO CONFORM TO THE INDICATION BY A TRAFFIC LIGHT. It was issued on the day that Britain was covered by snow (Thursday Feb. 8 2007), in the morning about 9:30 . I was driving to work after beating the snow, slow traffic and broken down cars on the M1, I was nearly arriving to work when I was snapped by the camera.

I want an advice, wether it is a good idea or not to write a letter and attach it to the NIP and sent it saying that it is due to the bad weather condition to make an excuse so that I can be pardoned or is there any other way or means that I can get away from getting 3 points.

By the way my recorded speed was 20mph on 30mph road if it is important to mention it here

Any advice is appreciated.

F

So you were not able to stop for a red light so jumping it, in the snow, at a decent lick of speed – and expect us to find an excuse for you? Sorry but there is no excuse.

I think you’ve been put through to the wrong web site. The only advice you'll get here is that you must better your driving technique so you can drive appropriately for the conditions.

If you are looking for advice on how to avoid being done for breaking the law, then you are definately in the wrong place.

If however you didn't see the traffic light because it was completely covered in snow, then that is about as good a defence as any (although going through a set of completely obscured lights at 20mph isn't my idea of safe driving).

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What makes you think I'm drunk officer, have I got a fat bird with me?

Don't they usually have those rounded shelf shaped protectors above each lamp to prevent snow build-up?

It would be interesting to know how if anyone else was caught out by this kind of problem.

Yes they do Smeggy, although I suppose if they were hit by a Force 10 blizzard then it is possible that the snow could build up and obscure the lamp.

Either way, the photograph will show the state of the traffic signal as well as how many seconds had elapsed between red and the breach taking place.

As you said above though, there is no excuse for approaching a set of lights at the speed & conditions described and maybe the OP should consider themselves lucky they are not being done for driving without due care as well.

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What makes you think I'm drunk officer, have I got a fat bird with me?

Probably the OP should consider themselves a stinky troll.

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Here don't get me wrong, I been driving on the same road for more than 5 years and never past a traffic light on RED, but on that day my attention my been distructed due to the bad weather and can mistakenly passed and to my knowledge I didn't cause any inconvinience to other road users.

My question is that is it a good way to write a letter and mention the road condition might cause distruction or writing a letter will automatically harm my defence in any case?

Are you seriously saying that a bit of bad weather was the cause of your inability to notice a traffic signal??
If so, please give up driving before you hurt somebody.


Erm, you don't have a defence.

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What makes you think I'm drunk officer, have I got a fat bird with me?

Agree with Gixxer. Also:


Just because you didn't cause an inconvenience/accident it doesn't mean you were not creating a risk of it. Given the conditions you describe, I would say you were fortunate not to have been in an accident.


Stop trying to excuse your behaviour!

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